[TheList] ISS Comms

Wed Mar 20 06:51:32 AEDT 2013

And this site is good too, if you're wondering where the ISS is currently...

http://www.isstracker.com/

Mark.
Auckland.

  -----Original Message-----
  From: TheList [mailto:thelist-bounces at radiowiki.org.nz]On Behalf Of Chris
Hellyar
  Sent: Tuesday, 19 March 2013 22:47
  To: thelist at radiowiki.org.nz
  Subject: Re: [TheList] ISS Comms

  'Urro,

  I've managed to get a packet back off the APRS repeater onboard a couple
of times, and heard voice on 145.8 in June last year.  Someone in VK7
(Tasmania) working the ISS on a fairly low elevation pass for us.  I tried
both the VHF uplink frequencies and didn't get a reply though.

  If you can decode the APRS you'll quite often see packets coming back from
ZL3REW down in Ashburton, he quite often works it, and I've heard him using
the VHF uplink frequencies as well but not heard him talking to anyone yet.

  I'm just using a 3m dual-band colinear above roof height, and given it's
line of site just about any antenna/RX should do the job.  Some folks report
working the ISS with just a handheld and decent quality whip antenna.

  I have a cunning plan to put up a steerable U/V pair of yagi's to give the
ISS and amsats a proper go but that requires quite a few more round-toit's
than I seem to be able to find right now...  Where did I put them I wonder?

  Cheers, Chris H.

  On 18/03/2013 9:22 p.m., Tim Devaney wrote:

    Hello All

    Has anyone on the list listened to comms from the International space
station and if so is it easy to do , can I do it with a scanner and are they
any certain freqs I could listen into .

    Cheers

    --

    Tim

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